Question

A farmer who lived in a small village had a bad pain in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided that he would go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly（小气） person, he thought he would find out how much he would have to pay the doctor. He was told that a sick person had to pay three pounds for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.
As he came into the doctor’s room, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, checked his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir, there’s nothing new. Please go on taking the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”

1. 1.
   Why did the farmer decide to go to see a doctor in the town?
   1. A.
      Because the doctor in the village had been unable to save him.
   2. B.
      Because he had a fever.
   3. C.
      Because he suffered from a pain in the head.
   4. D.
      Because the pain didn’t seem to get better.
2. 2.
   How many pounds did a sick person have to pay the doctor in the town for two visits?
   1. A.
      Four.
   2. B.
      Three.
   3. C.
      One.
   4. D.
      Two.
3. 3.
   Where did the doctor check the farmer?
   1. A.
      In the village.
   2. B.
      On the farm.
   3. C.
      At the doctor’s.
   4. D.
      In the city.
4. 4.
   What did the farmer give the doctor?
   1. A.
      Some medicine.
   2. B.
      Nothing.
   3. C.
      Smile.
   4. D.
      A pound.
5. 5.
   The doctor asked the farmer _______.
   1. A.
      something new about his illness
   2. B.
      to go on taking the same medicine
   3. C.
      to come again
   4. D.
      to give him some more pounds

Answer 1

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1.由第一段第二句可知“他的胸口痛一直未曾好转”。 
2.由第一段第五句可知第一次病人要付给医生三镑,第二次要一镑,所以一共是四镑。
【小题3由第二段第一句可知“他在医生的诊室”。
3.由上文可知这个农民是个小气的人,他一进诊所,就告诉医生“我又来了。”可见他想表明自己不是第一次来,只想付第二次的钱,所以他应该只给了医生一镑。     
4.在最后一句医生说到“请继续服你第一次来时我给你的药”,所以答案为B。